That which does not kill

Documentary film by Alexe Poukine

83 minutes / Documentary / 2019

Production : Alter Ego / Centre Vidéo de Bruxelles (CVB) / RTBF / Bip TV

International Sales: Andana Films

with development support from Procirep-Angoa
with production support from the CNC – FSA
with program support from Ciclic / Region of Centre-Val de Loire
avec le soutien à l’écriture-développement du Fonds Wallonie-Bruxelles
with development support from the Center of Belgian Cinema
avec le soutien à la production du CBA-Centre de l’audiovisuel de Bruxelles
with production support from the Center of Belgian Cinema

Ada is 19. A man she knows invites her to dinner and she accepts. Everything goes so quickly. She doesn’t defend herself. Her genitals get torn, her mind is scattered. In spite or because of that, she goes back twice to confront this man. Her story intertwines with others, each one different, yet all the same – a nasty, insane and commonplace story.

Press Kit: PDF

Festival Awards :

Visions du Réel, Nyon - France 2019 I Award for the Most Innovative Film in the International Feature Film Competition
Festival Dei Popoli, Italy 2019 I Award for best feature film
Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée, France 2019 I Actuelles France 24 Documentary Award

Festival Selections:

Visions du Réel, 2019 I Nyon, France
DocLisboa, 2019 I Portugal
États Généraux du Film Documentaire de Lussas, 2019 I France
Festival Sheffield DOC/FEST, 2019 I Section: Doc/Think International Competition – UK
FID Marseille, 2019 I France
European Film Festival Palic, 2019 I Serbia
Dokufest, 2019 I Kosovo
DOK Leipzig, 2019 I Germany
FIDBA, 2019 I Argentina
Rencontres Ad Hoc, 2019 I France
Festival Dei Popoli, 2019 I Italy
RIDM, 2019 I Canada
IDFA, 2019 I The Netherlands
FIPADOC, 2020 I Biarritz
MoMA’s Doc Fortnight, 2020 I USA
Rencontres Films Femmes Méditerranée, 2019 I France
Festival Premiers Plans d’Angers, 2020 I France
DocsBarcelona, 2020 I Spain
Festival International du Film Francophone, 2020 I Belgium